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A cyber espionage group dubbed Whitefly has been identified as the perpetrators behind Singapore’s largest data breach to date
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252458991/Cyber-espionage-group-behind-SingHealth-attack
Fraudsters increasingly are using shell companies to commit everything from asset misappropriation and money laundering to bribery and corruption schemes. Audit committees want fraud examiners to make sure their organizations aren’t victims. Here’s how to use fraud data analytics to sniff out illegal shells.
https://www.fraud-magazine.com/article.aspx?id=4295004889&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWXpVMlpqVTBORGhoWVRaayIsInQiOiJjbytQbXVxemJZSUlGN1h2T2tmNW80aTlRdUdVeDhaZHljcU9ZMzR4b01lWnFRWlZESXdXUlE2WmRteFA1QlRDUllxeUNcL1YxcjdHUDE0Z1wvYlo1TnFYN0puSzkxKzFnUzZlXC9cLzlRSk5MOWkrakN0YitRd2NSTmp4M1o1QVZyZjhIekNjY1wvTU1yODB6N0hBUmdcL3laR2c9PSJ9#.XIAxMnfSrNQ.twitter#.XIAxMnfSrNQ.twitter
Data breach and cyber security specialist Hayes Connor Solicitors has discovered that 63% of the Ticketmaster data breach victims it currently represents have suffered with multiple fraudulent transactions – just nine months after the data breach.
https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/associate-news/more-than-two-thirds-of-ticketmaster-data-breach-victims-have-suffered-fraudulent-transactions-according-to-specialist
When it comes to comprehending the intricacies of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), legal information management professionals on either side of the pond may occasionally find themselves further confused by the difference in meaning between terms used in Europe versus the United States. With that in mind, here’s a list of some GDPR terminology that varies from folk to bloke — but are essential to those involved in collecting, storing, processing, and transferring personal data.
https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/associate-news/global-gdpr-terminology-lost-in-translation
The introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has increased businesses' and citizens' awareness of their responsibilities and rights under data protection law, according to Ireland's data protection watchdog.
https://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2019/february/gdpr-spurs-data-protection-awareness/?utm_source=Emerge&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=c6ff5f7e-462a-4dab-878b-daf95e385243
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) could have greater scope to address consumer detriment stemming from "digitalisation", such as the harvesting of personal data or personalised pricing, under plans it has put forward for the government to consider.
https://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2019/february/consumer-at-heart-of-cma-proposals/?utm_source=Emerge&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=c6ff5f7e-462a-4dab-878b-daf95e385243
It looks like funds transfer fraud (FTF) is making a dent when it comes to cyber claims.
‘Wolf of Manchester’ case sees an employee and ex-employee of the insurer, along with two others who ran a claims management company, get suspended sentences for their roles in exploiting and selling customer data.
https://www.insuranceage.co.uk/insurer/3868206/axa-staff-sentenced-for-data-theft
EU businesses that intend to transfer personal data to the UK after Brexit should document their decisions to do so and notify data subjects of those arrangements, a European data protection watchdog has said.
https://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2019/february/no-deal-brexit-data-transfers-guide/?utm_source=Emerge&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=02b62fdf-68fe-4927-8fc5-c54b1ce5d3d6
The sheer scale of the information we share with organisations is enough to leave us all open to the threat of financial and identity fraud. But, when talking about the real-life impact of data breaches, we often don’t consider the effect on an individual’s mental state.
https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/associate-news/psychology-and-data-breaches-the-emotional-impact-of-privacy-violations
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